Faucet.



.A. R. E. PAUL.

FAUOET. -APPLIdATION FILED 11.21, 1911.

1,019,694. I a k PatentedMar.5,1912.

ADOLF R. E. PAUL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 21, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Serial No. 622,638.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLr ll. E. PAUL, citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to faucets and. aims primarily to provide against leakage when the faucet is closed. The inven- "tion in this connection aims also to obviate the employment of the usual rubber washer which requires to be frequently replaced and does not serve as an effectual leak preventing means.

The invention contemplates the provision of a bushing which is fitted upon the stem of the valve of the faucet and is normally expanded against the wall of the bore in which this stem is rotatably titted so that leakage, when the valve is in closed position, will be positively prevented.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view tl'irough a faucet constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view therethrough on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a group view of certain of the parts of the faucet removed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference Cl'ifllflCtLlS.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the body of a faucet embodying the present invention and 2 the usual liquid passage therethrough. The body 1 is formed with a bore 3 which ii'itcrsects the passage 2 and opens at the top of the body and terminates at its lower end in a nipple 4. The valvestem of the faucet is indicated by the numeral 5 and is formed with a collar (3 which rests upon a shoulder 7 formed in the wall of the bore 3. A similar shoulder S is formed near the lower end of the bore and against this latter shoulder bears the upper end of a spring 9 which is tilted upon the stem 5.

The lower end of the spring 5) bears against a washer 10 held upon the stem 5 by means of a screw 11. This spring 9 normally tends to draw the stem 5 downwardly so as to hold its collar (3 firmly against the shoulder 7 and prevent leak: ge of the liquid around the upper end of the stem. A cap 12 is threaded upon the nipple 4 and serves to close the lower end of the bore. A capnut 13 is threaded upon the body 1 in the upper end of the bore 3 and the stem 5 rotatably tits through this nut and a packing let arranged thercwithin.

The stem is formed with an opening 15 which is arrangetjl to be brought into al inement with the passage 2 to permit of the discharge of liquid through the faucet and above and below this opening 15 the stem is formed with openings 16 which extend at right angles to the opening 15. The bushing employed in connection with the stem consists of two semi-cylindrical sections 17 formed upon their inner surfaces with studs 18 which project into the openings 16 when the sections are properly fitted upon the stem. Sprin s 19 are arranged one within each of the openings ill) and these springs hear at their ends against the studs 18 and serve to expand the sections of the bushing against the wall of the bore 3. The bushing sections are formed with registering notches 20, in their opposing edges, and these notches register with the opening 15 in the stem so that there is no obstruction to the flow of liquid through the said opening 12. \Vhile the studs 18 serve effectually to hold the bushing sections for rotation with the stem, additional means is provided in the nature of studs 21 which project from the opposite sides of the stem adjacent the openings 16 and engage in notches 22 formed in the said edges of the bushing sections. Inasmuch as the springs 19 hold the bushing sections firmly against: the wall of the bore in which the stem is mounted, when the stem has been turned to cut off the flow of liquid through the faucet, one or the. other of the sections will close the passage 2 at points where it intersects the bore 8. As the bushing sections and the wall of the bore become worn, the sections will be further expanded and will consequently at all times perform their function in an ellicient manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new 'is:-

In a faucet, a body having a passage extending thcrethrough, and a bore intersecting the passage, a stem rotatahly fitting in the bore and formed with an opening arranged to aline with the passage, a bushing stem, the said sections of the bushing being formed upon their inner sides With studs and the stem being formed with transverse openings receiving the said'studs upon the sections of the bushing, the said studs upon the said bushing sections having reduced ends, and springs arranged in the openings in the stem and fitted at their ends over the said reduced ends of the studs, the said 15 springs serving to expand the sections of the bushing against the Wall of the bore.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

ADOLF R. 12.. PAUL. [1,. s] Vitnesses:

GEORGE PETERSON,

CHRISTIAN H01.

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